Orangewood Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Orangewood Christian came up short against DeLand and fell 9-6.
Roby McClarnon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Balls, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Highland Prep scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Circle Christian 26-6. Lake Highland Prep might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Andrew Chen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Chen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Chen was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Joseph Talbot and Jayden Summerville did most of the damage at the plate: Talbot scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Summerville got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Zachary Wolsonovich, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Orangewood Christian has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Lake Highland Prep, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Orangewood Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Highland Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Orangewood Christian might still be hurting after the 11-4 loss they got from Lake Highland Prep when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Talbot, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Orangewood Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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